AL COHN - MR. MUSIC:Mid 50s jazz with Hal McKusick and Gene Quill, listen to "Breakfast With Joe". Cover graded VG due to writing and markings on back (quite a lot but neatly done) and some yellowing/aging. All seams are tight and intact. US mono pressing, RCA L20441, black/silver labels with deep groove and no dog on labels. Was also released on RCA Victor as LJM 1024 with dog labels, I'm not sure which is the earliest pressing.

ALBERT AYLER - BELLS:Killer free jazz set from 1965 with Donald Ayler, Charles Tyler, Lewis Worrell and Sunny Murray. Record looks unplayed, cover only has the lightest edge wear. Later Japanese issue from 1975, BT 5004. No obi or insert.

ALBERT AYLER - IN GREENWICH VILLAGE / 180 GRAM:The free jazz luminary on an album from 1967 - check the powerful "Truth is marching in" and "For John Coltrane"! Reissue. 1 LP, shipping weight as for 2.

ALESSANDRO ALESSANDRONI - SANGUE DI SBIRRO:Strong jazz funk soundtrack from 1976, this is the first vinyl issue (previously only released on CD). A much funkier sound than we normally hear from master Alessandroni (think blaxploitation with the Italian library touch) but still with his trademark classy arrangements and melodies. Check "Fuga Nei Sotterranei" and "Sbirro In Fuga"!

ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH - GLOBE UNITY:Free jazz from 1967 with an all star big band featuring Manfred Schoof, Peter Brötzmann, Willem Breuker and more big names of the European avantgarde scene. Listen to "Globe unity". Nice and clean copy with minor ring/rub wear on cover (mainly visible on back). French MPS pressing = 2nd issue from early 70s of rare German Saba original from 1967.

ALICE BABS - ALICE AND WONDERBAND:Rare first issue on Decca from 1959, LK 4326 with blue label. Later released on Telestar. Record is glossy but has plenty of surface marks. Nothing really deep though, and it plays well with only brief and light distractions. Cover has a notch and a few small nicks on opening edge. Age yellowing on back. Charming vocal jazz not unlike Monica Zetterlund's "Swedish sensation" album. Listen to "I can't give you anything but love" with backing from Benny Bailey, Arne Domnerus & Bengt Hallberg.

ALPHA OMEGA - SAME:Rare Australian funky fusion/jazz rock with some electronic touches, check the tough "Constellation" and "Dawning". Cover graded VG due to lamination is completely peeled off on front and back, leaving a cloudy pattern (mainly visible on back) but no tears or damages. Austrlian only original from 1976.

ALVIN CURRAN - THE WORKS:Interesting avantgarde electronics with a cosmic vibe on the B-side (check the two long soundclips from that side). Nice and clean copy (just some minor yellowing on back). Italy original.

ANDREW HILL - HOMMAGE:Solo piano LP from 1975, recorded in NYC but only released in Japan. Listen to "Clayton Gone". Small marks causes some light slicks on A2, rest looks and plays great. Some minor humidity stains on front cover, clean apart from that. Japanese original, EW 8017, comes with insert but obi.

ANNIE ROSS & PONY POINDEXTER - WITH THE BERLIN ALL STARS:LP from 1966 featuring a great version of "All blues"! Record close to mint. Cover has minor edge & ring wear and a little age spotting on back. Japanese later (70s) pressing, ULS 1832 P with red labels. Comes with partially damaged obi.

APPALOOSA MAINSTREAM ENSEMBLE - ANDRESEN SONGBOOK:Norwegian straight jazz from 1979 featuring Einar Iversen, listen to the fine ballad "Anja". Record in great shape. Cover is signed by band members on inside of gatefold. Norwegian original.

APPALOOSA MAINSTREAM ENSEMBLE - LIVE AT DOWN TOWN:Norwegian straight jazz from 1978 with Einar Iversen on piano. Listen to the great modal jazz waltz "Normoll" and the version of Phil Woods's "Randi". Split in the middle of bottom seam. Norwegian original.

AQUEDUCT ENSEMBLE - IMPROVISATIONS ON AN APRICOT:Beautiful improvised jazz with piano, saxophone and synthesizer. Wonderful listening for when you need that relaxation... Listen to "Cut grass 2" or "Potter's view north".

ARCHIE SHEPP - I KNOW ABOUT THE LIFE:Quartet LP from 1982, listen to the versions of "Giant steps" and "Well you needn't". Canada original. This copy is still in shrink but with cut corner top right (not on website photo).

ARCHIE SHEPP - LIFE AT THE DONAUESCHINGEN MUSIC FESTIVAL 1967:Free jazz from 1967 with Grachan Moncur and JImmy Garrison. Contains "One for the Trane" in two long parts over one side each. 21 20621-3, 2nd German pressing with red MPS/BASF labels. Comes in Saba gatefold cover with BASF-sticker on front.

ARCHIE SHEPP - LIFE AT THE DONAUESCHINGEN MUSIC FESTIVAL 1967:Free jazz from 1967 with Grachan Moncur and Jimmy Garrison. Contains "One for the Trane" in two long parts over one side each. Minor edge wear, staining. Two official stickers on front cover (lightly peeled). Japanese original, YS-2101-MP. No obi. 1 LP but postage as for 2xLPs due to heavy gatefold cover.

ARNE DOMNERUS QUARTET - AEP 1050:4 track EP from 1959 with Jan Johansson, Georg Riedel and William Schiöppfe. Contains the mellow and great "Where Or When". Record is shiny and more or less free from marks but is a bit uneven and bubbly due to some pressing fault, plays ok with just minor distractions. Laminated picture sleeve in nice shape, just minor lamination creasing/bubbling on front and minor signs of aging on the lamination. Swedish original, AEP 1050.

ARNE DOMNERUS QUARTET - FRAGMENT:Album from 1982 with Bengt Hallberg, Georg Riedel and Egil Johansson. Listen to "Fragment" or the version of "In a sentimental mood". Tiny damage on top seam. Swedish only original.

ART BLAKEY - A NIGHT AT BIRDLAND VOL 2:Stone classic jazz album from 1956 with Clifford Brown, Horace Silver, Lou Donaldson etc. Listen to "Wee-dot". Record is strong VG due to one long surface mark that doesn't affect play + a barely feelable scratch of 1 cm, causing light ticks on and off on track A2 (not continuously). Japanese 90s reissue, BN 1522, with insert and hype sticker on shrink, but without obi.

ART BLAKEY - IN THIS KORNER:1978 album with David Schnitter and Robert Watson in the band, listen to "Dark side, light side". Small punch hole (not on website photo), discrete tracklisting markings on back. US original.

ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS - IN MY PRIME VOL. 2:Dutch only LP from 1978 with Curtis Fuller and David Schnitter in the Jazz Messengers line up. "Time Will Tell" is a great modern jazz track! Slight shading pattern on side B, plays ok with just minor distractions. Writing (date+price) on back cover. Inner sleeve is signed by Blakey + a bunch of the Messengers!

ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS - LIVE IN STOCKHOLM 1959:Live recording released for the first time on this album from 1987. Great jazz album with a young Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter. Check "Lester left town" and "Blues march". This is the Swedish first issue wrongly titled "1959" (recording was actually made 1960 which is corrected on later issues). Clean record, cover has sticker+tiny tip-ex mark on back.

ART PEPPER - SO IN LOVE:LP from 1980 with Ron Carter, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins and Hank Jones a.o., listen to "Straight no chaser" and "Blues for blanche". US original, with booklet (small writing on booklet). Gold promo stamp on back cover.

ART TATUM - THE ART OF TATUM:US mono original, DL 8715 with black deep groove labels. Record has full gloss with a little scuffing on side 2 not affecting play. Cover in great shape except for thin tape marks around edges. Solo piano from 1958, listen to "Lullaby of the leaves".

ART VAN DAMME QUINTET - THE ART OF VAN DAMME:1956 album including versions of "Autumn leaves" and "Cherokee". US mono original, CL 876 with red/black 6 eye labels. Deep groove only on side 2. Truly close to perfect copy with cover in shrink.

ATTILA ZOLLER - KATZ & MAUS:Recorded in 1966 with Ron Carter and Barre Philips. Listen to "Seascape". Rare Saba stereo original, SB 15 112 ST with pink tree labels and small deep groove. Record is EX except for one superficial mark on B1. Gatefold cover has corner wear, 5 cm damage on top seam left and some small nicks on opening.